Originally Posted by
Vindec
The paper I quoted was written by the Welsh government. Of course central government has a say in the arrangements but an earlier post of mine pointed out that the Welsh and Scots governments were involved which their own paper confirms and you will probably agree all 3 countries follow broadly the English arrangements with regard to lockdowns, testing and quarantines with tweaks around the edges. Also an earlier post of mine stated:
" However, I agree the test and trace arrangements are farcical. I live in Devon; people are being told to go 20 miles for a test but then discover Swansea is 20 miles by sea but a 300 miles round trip by road. It's a joke."
Incidentally I was very surprised to hear on the radio this morning that, even with out shambolic test and trace system, the UK is testing more than Germany per day - a country which is held up as being an example to us all.
Just to put the record straight I am no supporter of the test and trace arrangements and think things are going to get more challenging for the government when students who man many of the testing centres return to University/College. The government contractors SERCO seem to have avoided criticism so far so let's see what happens going forward.